“Could You, Perhaps, Pretty Please?”: Request Directness in Cross-Cultural Speech Act Realization
I am grateful to Professor Beebe for introducing me to the field of discourse analysis. Since that first introductory class, I have continued to be intrigued by the many facets of discourse studies. I was so affected that in subsequent courses, if the option was available, I chose to focus my assign...
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| Language: | English |
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Columbia University Libraries
2008-12-01
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| Series: | Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL |
| Online Access: | https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SALT/article/view/1479 |